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- Title
Simultaneous Multiple-Stages Mpox Genital Lesions on the Same Site in a Traveler to Greece: A Case Report.
- Authors
Tagka, Anna; Geronikolou, Styliani; Evaggelopoulos, Apostolos; Grigoropoulou, Sotiria; Kavatha, Dimitra; Botsi, Chryssoula; Papadopoulou, Aggeliki; Tryfinopoulou, Kyriaki; Katsoulidou, Antigoni; Pappa, Styliani; Papa, Anna; Paparizos, Vasilios; Nicolaidou, Electra; Tsiodras, Sotirios; Stratigos, Alexandros J.
- Abstract
A 47-year-old Caucasian traveller from an mpox (formerly monkeypox and also best suited abbreviated MPX)-endemic country was referred for a skin rash, of recent onset, confined to the genital area. The rash consisted of erythematous umbilicated papules, vesicles and pustules with a characteristic white ring. The lesions were observed simultaneously at different stages of progression on the same anatomical site, a clinical presentation that is not encountered frequently. The patient was febrile, fatigued and had blood-tinged cough. The clinical suspicion of mpox was raised, and the initial real-time PCR identified a non-variola orthopox virus, which was confirmed at the National Reference Laboratory to belong to the West African clade.
- Subjects
GREECE; MONKEYPOX; EXANTHEMA; SYMPTOMS; FATIGUE (Physiology); TRAVELERS
- Publication
Vaccines, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 5, p901
- ISSN
2076-393X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3390/vaccines11050901